Tour de Force

In Russia with the World's Strongest Man

2005•1h 20m•

★10.0(1 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

The world's strongest man is restless. Georges Christen has won 23 World Records for feats like towing planes with his teeth or bending iron bars. But his medals no longer bring him satisfaction.

Director

Antoine Prum

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Director: Antoine Prum
Director: Boris Kremer

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Producer: Paul Thiltges
Producer: Andreï Tretiakov

Keywords

guinness world record

Tour de Force

In Russia with the World's Strongest Man

2005•1h 20m•

★10.0(1 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

The world's strongest man is restless. Georges Christen has won 23 World Records for feats like towing planes with his teeth or bending iron bars. But his medals no longer bring him satisfaction.

Director

Antoine Prum

Watchlist

Main Cast

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Antoine Prum
Director: Boris Kremer

Production

Producer: Paul Thiltges
Producer: Andreï Tretiakov

Keywords

guinness world record

The film's tagline is: "In Russia with the World's Strongest Man"

The runtime is 80 minutes (1h 20m).

The film was directed by Antoine Prum.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0480592.

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Original Title:

Tour de Force

Status:

Released

Language:

Français, Pусский

Country of Origin:

Luxembourg

Production Companies:

Paul Thiltges Distributions

Maciste Film

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Tour de Force

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Georges Christen

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Tour de Force

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Andreï Volfson

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